US Health Care Costs

Skin infection (cellulitis) in Nevada

MS-DRG 603: Cellulitis without mcc

$90,637typical hospital bill
$8,292typical amount paid
$7,692–$11,827range paid across 13 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $90,637 for this stay in 2024, about 10.9 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas21$124,073$7,692
Henderson HospitalHenderson24$121,666$7,829
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno23$23,390$7,865
Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas36$137,161$7,905
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson31$68,697$7,920
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin CampusLas Vegas14$65,118$7,943
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterCarson City35$31,456$8,292
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas19$90,637$8,719
Renown Regional Medical CenterReno63$28,295$8,779
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas15$112,405$8,799
Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas31$122,565$9,604
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas13$103,653$10,029
University Medical CenterLas Vegas15$41,946$11,827

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.